There was this old cpmputer in office that no one was using and I wanted to install Ubuntu and test out some Microsoft alternative tech in there. The monitor was quite old. It was a Samsung 923nw. There was no available driver for Ubuntu or linux. The monitor supported 1440x900 pixels but the display properties was showing Unknown monitor and a highest resolution of 1024x728.

You can simply create custom resloution in linux and set that to a monitor. Here is how ...

1. First figure out the monitor ID in the system. Type the following command. (Command is in red, output is in blue)